Province, SCN Losing Cultural Opportunity

Province, SCN Losing Cultural Opportunity Friday, April 09, 2010 at 14:13     The government decision to close of Saskatchewan Communications Network is costing the province a unique cultural opportunity.   For 15 years, producer Ken Schaffer has been trying to launch...

Lockdown at Penitentiary

Lockdown at Penitentiary Friday, April 09, 2010 at 14:09     Officials at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary say a lockdown at the institution is still underway.   However spokesman Darcy Begrand says it could be lifted within the next few hours.   For the past 5 days...

Incident Involving SWAT Team, Fatality Connected

Incident Involving SWAT Team, Fatality Connected Friday, April 09, 2010 at 14:08     Police in Prince Albert are confirming that an incident yesterday in the city that required the SWAT team to be deployed was connected to a fatality earlier in the day.   Late...

Whitecap Plans Industrial Business Park

Whitecap Plans Industrial Business Park Friday, April 09, 2010 at 13:45     The Whitecap Dakota First Nation has plans to develop an aerospace and military manufacturing industrial business park.   Today the federal government announced it’s providing the...

Aboriginal HIV Rates on Rise in Saskatoon area

Aboriginal HIV Rates on Rise in Saskatoon area Friday, April 09, 2010 at 13:41     Rates of HIV are rising in the Aboriginal population in the Saskatoon Health Region, particularly amongst Aboriginal women.   Sixty-nine per cent of the new cases over about the last...

La Ronge Fire Holds Openhouse, Needs Firefighters

La Ronge Fire Holds Openhouse, Needs Firefighters Friday, April 09, 2010 at 13:04     The La Ronge Fire Department is holding an open house Saturday for anyone interested in becoming an on-call or volunteer firefighter.   Chief of the department, Ron Pratt, explains...

Cumberland MLA Will Represent NDP Again

Cumberland MLA Will Represent NDP Again Thursday, April 08, 2010 at 17:54     Member of the Legislative Assembly Doyle Vermette was acclaimed by the New Democrats last night and will represent the party in the 2011 election.   Vermette first won his seat in a...

Thunderchild Family Loses Home in Fire

Thunderchild Family Loses Home in Fire Thursday, April 08, 2010 at 15:25     A Thunderchild First Nation family has lost their home due to a grass fire last Sunday.   Dinah Sunchild was driving her daughter, Maggie, to Saskatoon to participate in the First Nations...

Inquest Scheduled in Northern Woman’s Death

Inquest Scheduled in Northern Woman’s Death Thursday, April 08, 2010 at 15:12     An inquest has been ordered into the death of a northern woman.   Jacqueline Marie Montgrand died on March 18, 2008 after an incident in a west flat home in Prince Albert.   Police...

Union Leader Disappointed in Program Cancellation

Union Leader Disappointed in Program Cancellation Thursday, April 08, 2010 at 12:51     One union leader is shaking his head at the cancellation of the Aboriginal Employment Development Program.   Tom Graham of the province’s Canadian Union of Public Employees...